Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-10-20
LOCAL NEWS.

j. d. Roustadt, of Ellinwood, has a
sweet potato in his Office weighing
four pounds.
Mr.. Jake Grossardt, of Brooklyn
Postofice, has been on the jury for the
last week or ten days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Ruby, of Ar
kansas City, Kansas, are visiting
with relatives in the city.
Some revivalists in Commanche
township we learn are holding meet
ings to offset the baleful influence of
the political campaign.
Mr.. Zimmitt is back from Pawnee
Rock where he has been waiting on
the sick. He reports most OF the all
ing ones up there as getting better.
Mr.. w. M. Davie, of Portage, Wis,
is making his daughter, Mrs. I. L.
Rhodes a short visit. Miss Winnie
Davie will accompany her father ON
his return home.
Miss Mary Resi-, sister of Mrs. j.
w. James, from Arbana. ILL.,, is in the
county on visit. Miss Resi- will
probably purchase a Barton county
farm before her return.
Glenn Woodburn sees j. D. Rons-
tad's big sweet potato and goes him
one pound better. He has one which
was rased just east of town and weighs
just an even five pounds full.
Jimmy Redmond, who will be re-
membered by our oldest settlers, was
killed at Pueblo last Monday. A
companion and himself had row in
hotel, when the companion cut his
throat with razor.
A. S. Allen had a potatoe OH ex
hibition at his store this morning
which weighed 4 pounds and 6ounces.
1t was raised in Barton county, and
is another monument to the wonder.
full productiveness of our land.
f. F. johnson, with Shaw & Will
son, is now the father Of fine boy
which was born unto him on the
morning of the 18th day of October,
A. D. 1887. Mr. johnson is a tall
young man every day, but since the
event chronicled above he appears to
have grown a foot Or less.
W. H. Rice, of Albion township,
was upon the tower of his wind mill
some time since and in fixing a part
of the mill which lad become disar-
ranged was almost thrown from the
tower, saving himself only by a super
human effort, and in doing so sprain-
ed his back so severity that he is just
able to be on his feet.
A member of the genus polecat held
close communion with night watch
Rube Frey the other evening. He
was sitting on the steps of the Farm
ers & Merchants bank, watching the
Mo. Pacific train come in, when he
felt scratching on his leg, and be-
fore he knew it the little intruder had
ran half way up his body and was
only dislodged by lick from Rube's
cane. Our night watch wears his
other coat now.
MARRIED:-Oct. 18th, 1887, Mr..
Chas. H. Brooker to Miss Lizzie
Walker, by Rev. S. H. Enyeart, the
ceremony taking place at the resi-
dence of the brides parents.
Mr.. BROKER is a young business
man of our city, proprietor of the
Great Bend Marble Works. who re-
tains the esteem of all who know him
and is deserving of all the blessings
which should come of happy mar
riage. The bride is young lady
whom it is a pleasure to know, and
we extend to the young couple our
heartiest congratulations.
A correspondent of ours visited the
stock farm of Chas. Herder of Com
manche township, last week, to
see his big three year old steer.
He says 1t is everything reported of
it, high as his head, lengthy and fine
ly proportioned and thinks it will
weigh 2,700 pounds, with bnt little
surplus flesh. Its sire was from Gov.
Clicks imported stock. Now who